This is an analysis of the poem Prelude that begins with:
To smite Apollo's lyre I am unable;
Of loveliness, alas! I cannot sing....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd cbcbeded fXfXbfbf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01010111010 01000011101 11010101010 0101000101 11110111010 11110010101 11110101110 110100001 01110001010 1101011101 1101001010 1101010101 01111101010 1101010001 11010001010 1101000101 100101111010 1111000101 01010001010 1011000111 01111001110 1101111111 010111001010 0101110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 330
- Average number of words per stanza: 63
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, yet are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Prelude;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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